Global Initiative for Exchange & Development Inc. (GIED)

STEPs Volunteer Program from 3 months up to five months are acknowledge as supportive to the volunteering for development vision of the Philippine government.
We partner with different local partner institutions (LPIs) such as Not for profit
organizations/Non-government Organizations, local government units, schools and other civic
organizations that offer basic social services to vulnerable sectors such as children, youth,
women, farmers, elderly, person with disabilities, etc. to advocate and empower through education, health, environment and agriculture development, training and capability building, livelihood and social entrepreneurship. Your potential participation to any of our projects will surely provide a mutually beneficial learning opportunities to carry out meaningful tasks and sustained support system with our LPIs. It will also further promote international voluntary service exchange and inter-cultural understanding to gain global peace and friendship.
We accept STEPs program participants year round depending on the availability of the
project provided that application is submitted at least one month before deployment.
Hosting Situation
We offer two different host situations depending on the the project:
● Living in a Host family,expect to have a shared room with siblings or another member of
the family. Typical Filipino family generally revolves around the extended family,
including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives.
● Live at the project site, with other (Staff or/and international) volunteers working at the
same place. Living at the project site offers you a more independent living situation than staying with a host family but still there are rules that you need to follow and adopt.